Here’s the thing, though. While I absolutely believe life exists elsewhere in the universe, the universe is a really big place. The idea advanced intelligent life exists close enough to pop in for a visit is far-fetched, if not impossible. Add to that the complete failure of our camera-obsessed culture to capture any definitive image of a UFO or its passengers, plus the failure of SETI to detect any transmissions from space, and I think the weight of the evidence clearly falls on the side of skepticism.

I remember being on the fence about whether the breast song was over the line. I mean, here are these accomplished women being the butt of a joke because of their bodies. But then again, Hollywood is big business, and an actor’s physical appearance is part of the brand s/he sells. It’s hard to see a multi-millionaire who commands an audience everywhere he or she goes as a victim when they’ve made the conscious decision to reveal themselves to a worldwide audience.

I don’t know that abolishing the senate would be in the best interests of this province. The senate was created specifically to represent regional interests in a way that gave smaller populations bigger voices – not particularly democratic, granted, but an advantage for the small Maritime province. (Of course, that advantage only exists if the senators actually represent where they’re from – elections would help this.) The issue I really want to touch on, though, is of high-profile journalists accepting unelected, lofty positions. They shouldn’t.

In my adult life, it started with Adrienne Clarkson being GG. Then we had Michaelle Jean. The senate has Duffy and Wallin.

Journalists who want to take more direct action can seek election. But accepting unelected power runs counter to everything a journalist should stand for. In a sense, these four people have taken their life’s work and forever tarnished it so they could play oligarch.

Even so, isn’t a time of societal breakdown precisely when having a firearm might be a good idea? I appreciate that the authorities might not like it, but how effective do we really think the rule of law was in post-Katrina New Orleans? My guess, it was every man for themselves, and a person with a family to take care of probably would have been better off with a rifle slung over her shoulder.